Kermesse of Oudenarde

1617 · Private collection

landscape

This painting on copper is the only known signed painting by Bartholomeus Grondonck. The composition is based on a painting by David Vinckboons which is known to us today through his detailed drawing in the print room of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. Vinckboons's composition was so popular in its day, and so influential, that it was widely reproduced by engravers.

About the Artist

Bartholomeus Grondonck

Flemish painter. This less-known painter of landscapes in early 17th century Flanders was much influenced by Hans Bol and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Only one signed painting by him is known, a well-preserved copper depicting the Kermesse of Oudenarde.

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